Outdoors

Cruise the hues: Minnesota's fall color season is back
COVID-19 put the brakes on a lot of fun stuff in the past year and a half. But it can’t stop the beauty of a Minnesota fall. The DNR has launched this year’s fall color finder. Here we go.
With food scarce amid drought, bear sightings on the rise in Minnesota
Due to the drought encompassing much of Minnesota this year, natural food sources are harder to find. Bear sightings have been common across the state, as the opportunistic creatures take advantage of backyard bird feeders and other readily available food sources.
Animal rights groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt
A coalition of animal rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Wisconsin's wolf hunt this fall and invalidate a state law mandating annual hunts, arguing the statutes don't give wildlife officials any leeway to consider population estimates.
Welcome rain arrives as crews report some containment of Greenwood Fire
Steady rain fell across much of northeast Minnesota from Saturday into Sunday — with some reports of more than an inch of rain in the area where fire crews are battling the Greenwood Fire. Containment of the fire remains at 14 percent.
Wilderness closed: BWCA cleared of visitors amid increased fire danger
Dozens of Forest Service rangers are paddling their way through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area telling campers they need to leave, after the wilderness was closed over the weekend because of wildfires.
Rangers working to locate, clear campers after BWCA closure order
Several dozen rangers continued working Sunday to clear visitors from northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, after increased fire activity prompted officials to close the BWCA.